Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as apud banle and in banlo in 1298-1304. Compound of Middle Dutch ban (legal district) and lo (light forest).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Bal‧loo

Proper noun edit

Balloo n

  1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN